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  Derry’s Policing and Community Safety Partnership are to hold a public meeting tonight to discuss the impact of drug use/abuse on families and communities. The meeting will be held at St Columb’s Park House in the Waterside at 730pm. At tonights meeting, a number of mothers who have suffered bereavement due to drug related

West Tyrone MP Pat Doherty says that the Irish government should examine the potential of European Investment Bank funding to fulfill its A5 funding commitment, saying the bank is already funding works on the N17 between Sligo and Galway. Mr Doherty says the Irish government has given a general commitment that it will re-assess it’s

The chairperson of the Glenties Action Group says the delay in the replacement of the Mullantiboyle Bridge is being caused by an edict from the Department of the Environment, but the department has not responded to invitations to local meetings. Brian Carr says Donegal County Council had set aside 100,000 euro to replace the bridge,

Services are returning to normal at City of Derry Airport after significant delays this morning because no member of the UK Border Patrol was in place. Dozens of passengers on flights which landed from Alicante and Birmingham were not allowed leave the airport, and were accomodated in the baggage area until a member of staff

A Strabane SDLP Cllr has said that he is the right person to run for the party in the Westminster elections in West Tyrone. The selection process for the Westminster 2015 election is now open, and voters will go the polls on May 7. As well as Cllr Patsy Kelly, another SDLP party member in

Passengers arriving at Derry City Airport this morning are facing delays because no member of the UK Border agency was in position to clear their arrival. Dozens of passengers on a flight which landed from Alicante this morning are effected. The airport says it is accommodating the passengers who have been allowed to get off

A man was knocked unconscious by hijackers who then ran him over with his car, a court has heard. The 25-year-old suffered a fractured arm in the incident at Fountain Hill in the Waterside area of Derry. It happened at about 3am on Monday. Two men and a woman, in their 20s, appeared in court

A coroner at the inquest into the death of an Artigarvan schoolgirl who died at a show jumping event has said what happened will never be fully known. 13-year-old Hannah Jessica Wiley died after her pony fell on her at Eglinton Equestrian Centre in August 2012. The coroner said a horrific combination of circumstances led

An 81-year-old woman has been knocked down and killed in County Derry. Rhoda Kearney, who was from Magherafelt, was killed in the collision on Broad Street in the town earlier today. Insp Alan Hutton said: “Shortly after 12:10pm, it was reported a Volvo articulated lorry was involved in the incident.” Police are appealing for witnesses

The first meeting of the new Commonage Implementation Committee is underway in Dublin. The Minister for Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney says the committee will play a key role in assisting Commonage owners as they make the transition to a new Common Agricultural Policy. It’s chaired by Joe Healy, a former President of Macra na Feirme

One of the biggest ever cruise ships ever to anchor off Co Donegal has arrived today. The Crystal Symphony – and its 830 passengers – has docked off Greencastle. The passanegers are being taken on tours of Co Donegal and Derry throughout today. Facilities on the ship include two swimming pools, a show lounge, cinema,

Make-A-Wish Ireland says a “heartbreaking” drop in revenues means it won’t be able to grant all of the wishes of seriously ill children it receives this year. It says it’s suffered a 30 per cent drop in donations – because of the Rehab and CRC controversies. Make-A-Wish granted 210 wishes in 2013 – up 63

The Donegal Road Safety Working Group’s Road Safety campaign is asking motorists to take extra care when driving near schools around the county as new school term gets underway. In 2013, six children lost their lives across the country. So far in 2014 the number of child casualties is thirteen. “The first week of school

Up to 50 people attended a protest in Glenties last evening calling for a a bridge which collapsed almost four years ago to be replaced. In November, Donegal County Council promised to examine the possibility of replacing the collapsed  Bridge in Glenties with a temporary structure. It is claimed there is no money currently available

A Donegal Deputy has said he wouldn’t put people off trying to stop Irish Water engineers installing water meters at their property. The installation of water meters is due to begin in Donegal during the next fortnight. Deputy Thomas Pringle says while people may face consequences, he supports peoples rights to oppose water charges:

Bus Éireann will issue temporary tickets to thousands of school students after delays caused by its new computer system. Around 115-thousand primary and second level students use the annual school bus service – and so far only 82-thousand tickets have been issued. Families are being advised that evidence of payment will be accepted on buses

Two members of the SDLP in Strabane are planning on putting their names forward to run on the party ticket in next years Westminster elections. Cllr Patsy Kelly has declared his intentions to run, while Highland Radio News has learned that another unelected party member intends to run. A reported split in the SDLP in

Letterkenny woman, Mary Foley came home with a total prize worth €20,000 after she took part in the final of the popular TV Money Spinner programme last Saturday. The National Lottery’s final Money Spinner event was presented by Brian Ormond and took place at National Lottery Headquarters in Dublin. Mary joined four other players from

Householders could be charged 188 euro for an engineer from Irish Water. The Irish Examiner reports that an hourly rate that will be charged for a call out in response to complaints about potential waterpipe and meter problems. It also claims that cost will rise to 282 euro per hour if the request is made

Two men and a woman have been arrested following a car hijacking that occurred in the Fountain Hill area of Derry in the early hours of this morning.At approximately 3.25am, police received a report that a number of people had stopped a car in the area. The driver, a man in his 20s, put his

A Ballygawley based councillor who came under attack for the 40th time in 16 years at the weekend says he believes the incidentd are linked to an incident in 1981 in which he was shot near Aughnacloy while delivering post. He was serving as a part time member of the UDR at the time, and

Former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds will be laid to rest today. The former Fianna Fáil leader will be buried following a full state funeral at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Donnybrook at Shanganagh cemetery in Shankill in South Dublin. Mass will be led by Fr Brian D’Arcy, with the archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid

Over 23 Million Euro has been handed over to the Government during a tax amnesty for second homes, with three quarters of a million euro of that raised in Donegal. Today’s Irish Independent claims that figure brings the total amount raised by the tax to 400 Million. Over 23 Million Euro has been handed over

The first Donegal Marathon for 31 years took place today, with a capacity 850 runners and walkers taking part, and organisers saying they intend to run the event next year. The prospect of the race was raised in the chamber of the then Letterkenny Town Council last year by Cllr Dessie Larkin, who is now

Mourners at the funeral of BBC broadcaster Gerry Anderson were told today that he was “a man who knew who he was” and “a man who could rename a city”. Requiem Mass for the radio presenter was held at St Eugene’s Cathedral, in his home of Derry/Londonderry – the place he renamed “stroke city”. The

Ramelton man Kieran Murray, a member of Transplant Team Ireland has returned from the 8th European Transplant and Dialysis Championships in Krakow, Poland with four medals. Kieran, a kidney transplant recipient, fared exceptionally well at his first Transplant Games securing 3 Gold and 1 Bronze medal. His Golds were won in the 5km mini marathon,

A DUP member of the Dungannon South Tyrone Council says he is the victim of a concerted series of attacks, and the SDLP and Sinn Fein are not using their influence enough to stop it. Blackwater Cllr Sammy Brush, who is based in Ballygawley, says an attack on his car over the weekend was the

Police in Tyrone have confirmed that two men arrested following a shooting incident in the Ballycolman Estate, Strabane last week have been released unconditionally. The two were detained, aged 20 and 29, were detained after a 28-year-old man was taken to hospital following the incident at about 5 o’clock on Thursday evening. The man had